Nadine Dorries Thinks 'Left-Wing Snowflakes' Are 'Dumbing Down Panto' And People Are Done

'Oh no they aren't' etc. and so on.

Tory MP Nadine Dorries has launched an astonishing attack on “left-wing snowflakes” who she thinks are making the world a culturally poorer place.

The Brexiteer’s wide-ranging evisceration deployed the ‘snowflake’ insult favoured by some on the right in a sign that any culture war ‘Christmas truce’ was now over.

Her cyber-rant came after she re-tweeted a story highlighting how higher education minister Jo Johnson had threatened fines against universities that failed to defend free speech on campuses.

The Conservative minister argued free speech was under threat because some students are denying speaking slots to campaigners who have expressed controversial views - or ‘no platforming’. It’s an argument forcefully dismissed by student leaders as exaggerated.

But Dorries was not going to let it lie, compiling a greatest hits:

Left wing snowflakes are killing comedy, tearing down historic statues, removing books from universities, dumbing down panto, removing Christ from Christmas and suppressing free speech. Sadly, it must be true, history does repeat itself. It will be music next.

On a slow news day betwixt Christmas and New Year, the MP started trending.

Now then boys and girls - if you see a fatuous hypocrite banging on about free speech when her own party has a long tradition of narrow-minded intolerance and outright censorship such as the homophobic Section 28, I want you all to shout "Nadine Dorries!" #IntellectualPanto

Not that everyone was critical.

And one spoof account suggested it could find a more recepetive audience.

RESPONSE: Hi Nadine. Thank you for your informed and accurate opinion. Would you mind posting this in the Daily Mail comments section where it will reach an audience conditioned to believe it? Oh, and pop some spaces in the middle of words to avoid moderation? Thanks. https://t.co/1TJZsHnNK0